Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 1
إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
When the Occurrence occurs,
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Surah Al-Waqi'ah
The Inevitable · 96 ayahs · Makkah · Juz 27 · Page 534
سورة الواقعة
Surah Al-Waqi'ah
Surah Al-Waqi'ah is chapter 56 of the Quran, with 96 ayahs, revealed in Makkah. The surah begins in juz 27, on page 534 of the Madinah mushaf. Its name means “The Inevitable”, and it was the 46th surah to be revealed. The Arabic follows the Uthmani text from Tanzil and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2).
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 2
لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
There is, at its occurrence, no denial.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 3
خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ
It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].[1608]
Translator's notes
[1608] According to their deeds rather than wealth and social position, as is the case in this world.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 4
إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا
When the earth is shaken with convulsion
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 5
وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا
And the mountains are broken down, crumbling
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 6
فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا
And become dust dispersing,
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 7
وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَٰثَةً
And you become [of] three kinds:
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 8
فَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?[1609]
Translator's notes
[1609] i.e., those given their records in their right hand and who are destined for Paradise.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 9
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
And the companions of the left - what are companions of the left?[1610]
Translator's notes
[1610] i.e., those given their records in their left hand and who are destined for Hell.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 10
وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ
And the forerunners, the forerunners[1611] -
Translator's notes
[1611] The words can also be understood as a complete sentence, i.e., "The forerunners [in good deeds] are the forerunners [in entering Paradise]."
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 11
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Those are the ones brought near [to Allāh]
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 12
فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
In the Gardens of Pleasure,
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 13
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
A [large] company of the former peoples
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 14
وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
And a few of the later peoples,
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 15
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ
On thrones woven [with ornament],
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 16
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ
Reclining on them, facing each other.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 17
يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ
There will circulate among them young boys made eternal
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 18
بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ
With vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring -
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 19
لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ
No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated -
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 20
وَفَٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
And fruit of what they select
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 21
وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 22
وَحُورٌ عِينٌ
And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes,
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 23
كَأَمْثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ
The likenesses of pearls well-protected,
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 24
جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
As reward for what they used to do.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 25
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا
They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin -
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 26
إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَٰمًا سَلَٰمًا
Only a saying [of] peace, peace.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 27
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ
The companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 28
فِى سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ
[They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 29
وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ
And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 30
وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ
And shade extended
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 31
وَمَآءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ
And water poured out
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 32
وَفَٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ
And fruit, abundant [and varied],
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 33
لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ
Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden,
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 34
وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ
And [upon] beds raised high.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 35
إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءً
Indeed, We have produced them [i.e., the women of Paradise] in a [new] creation
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 36
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا
And made them virgins,
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 37
عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا
Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 38
لِّأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
For the companions of the right [who are]
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 39
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
A company of the former peoples
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 40
وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
And a company of the later peoples.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 41
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ
And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 42
فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ
[They will be] in scorching fire and scalding water
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 43
وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ
And a shade of black smoke,
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 44
لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
Neither cool nor beneficial.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 45
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 46
وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
And they used to persist in the great violation,[1612]
Translator's notes
[1612] i.e., shirk (association with Allāh) or disbelief.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 47
وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 48
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
And our forefathers [as well]?"
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 49
قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Indeed, the former and later peoples
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 50
لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
Are to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day."
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 51
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ
Then indeed you, O those astray [who are] deniers,
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 52
لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍ مِّن زَقُّومٍ
Will be eating from trees of zaqqūm
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 53
فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ
And filling with it your bellies
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 54
فَشَٰرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
And drinking on top of it from scalding water
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 55
فَشَٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ
And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 56
هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
That is their accommodation on the Day of Recompense.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 57
نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ
We have created you, so why do you not believe?
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 58
أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ
Have you seen that which you emit?[1613]
Translator's notes
[1613] i.e., semen, which contains the potential for human life.
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 59
ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ
Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator?
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 60
نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outdone
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 61
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
In that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know.[1614]
Translator's notes
[1614] An alternative meaning has also been given: "...in that We will replace the likes of you [with others upon the earth] and create you [in the Hereafter] in that which you do not know."
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 62
وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 63
أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ
And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 64
ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ
Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 65
لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَٰهُ حُطَٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ
If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,[1615]
Translator's notes
[1615] At what had happened or remain in a state of shock. Another meaning is "in regret."
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 66
إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ
[Saying], "Indeed, we are [now] in debt;
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 67
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Rather, we have been deprived."
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 68
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ
And have you seen the water that you drink?
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 69
ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ
Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 70
لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنَٰهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ
If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?
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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 71
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِى تُورُونَ
And have you seen the fire that you ignite?
Quran 56:71 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 72
ءَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنشِـُٔونَ
Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?
Quran 56:72 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 73
نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَٰعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ
We have made it a reminder[1616] and provision for the travelers,[1617]
Translator's notes
[1616] Of the great fire of Hell. [1617] In the form of flints or other means by which to ignite fire. Travelers are mentioned because of the special convenience to them, although it is a provision for all people in general.
Quran 56:73 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 74
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
Quran 56:74 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 75
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ
Then I swear by the setting of the stars,[1618]
Translator's notes
[1618] Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) confirms absolutely by oath.
Quran 56:75 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 76
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ
And indeed, it is an oath - if you could know - [most] great.
Quran 56:76 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 77
إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌ كَرِيمٌ
Indeed, it is a noble Qur’ān.
Quran 56:77 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 78
فِى كِتَٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ
In a Register well-protected;[1619].
Translator's notes
[1619] The Preserved Slate (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ), which is with Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā).
Quran 56:78 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 79
لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ
None touch it except the purified [i.e., the angels].
Quran 56:79 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 80
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
Quran 56:80 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 81
أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ
Then is it to this statement that you are indifferent
Quran 56:81 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 82
وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ
And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]?
Quran 56:82 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 83
فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ
Then why, when it [i.e., the soul at death] reaches the throat
Quran 56:83 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 84
وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ
And you are at that time looking on -
Quran 56:84 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 85
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
And We [i.e., Our angels] are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -
Quran 56:85 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 86
فَلَوْلَآ إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ
Then why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed,
Quran 56:86 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 87
تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Bring it back,[1620] if you should be truthful?
Translator's notes
[1620] i.e., return the soul to the body, meaning that just as you cannot prevent death when it is decreed, you will not escape the recompense when it is decreed.
Quran 56:87 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 88
فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
And if he [i.e., the deceased] was of those brought near [to Allāh],
Quran 56:88 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 89
فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ
Then [for him is] rest and bounty and a garden of pleasure.
Quran 56:89 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 90
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
And if he was of the companions of the right,
Quran 56:90 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 91
فَسَلَٰمٌ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Then [the angels will say], "Peace for you; [you are] from the companions of the right."
Quran 56:91 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 92
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
But if he was of the deniers [who were] astray,
Quran 56:92 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 93
فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ
Then [for him is] accommodation of scalding water
Quran 56:93 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 94
وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ
And burning in Hellfire.
Quran 56:94 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 95
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Indeed, this is the true certainty,
Quran 56:95 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 96
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
Quran 56:96 (Al-Waqi'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Frequently asked questions
How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Waqi'ah?
96 ayahs. Al-Waqi'ah is chapter 56 and was revealed in Makkah.
Which juz is Surah Al-Waqi'ah in?
Juz 27. Its first ayah is on page 534 of the Madinah mushaf.
What does the name Al-Waqi'ah mean?
The name Al-Waqi'ah means “The Inevitable”.
Where do the Arabic text and the translation come from?
The Arabic is the Tanzil Uthmani text (version 1.1) and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2). Both are shown exactly as published, unchanged.
Text sources
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Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
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Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
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Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0